It's an unexpected jump from creepy-crawly to Oscar-caliber as THQ's newest trailer for Deadly Creatures employs the vocal talents of Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thornton and nominee Dennis Hopper.

A Wii-exclusive action game starring phobia-inducing spiders and scorpions, Deadly Creatures hatches later this year.

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Publisher THQ has deployed a trailer for Tales of Valor, the latest standalone expansion in the Company of Heroes series of strategy games. In the trailer players are given a peek at the new tactical control they will have over their units.

Tales of Valor plays nicely by being fully compatible with the original Company of Heroes and the previous Opposing Fronts expansion, and is expected in spring of next year.

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Continuing our earlier look at the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV, publisher Rockstar has issued more in-game movies created with the PC-exclusive Video Editor, along with a number of details regarding its functionality. The port hits stores December 2.

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The all new Video Editor feature allows you to capture in-game footage, make real time edits and render those clips out as WMV movie files. The clips can also be spliced together into a video complete with post effects like music, text and transitions, and other features... Read more

Liquid Entertainment's Rise of the Argonauts has suffered another delay and is now expected to hit store shelves in early 2009, publisher Codemasters has revealed.

The mythology-heavy PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 action-RPG was originally slated to hit in November, but was recently postponed. At the time, Codemasters expressed hope that the title would still be released before Christmas.

Word of the delay accompanied new screenshots and two trailers. According to a Shacknews count, these mark the game's 21st and 22nd trailers... Read more

Ubisoft has handed out a new developer diary for its refreshed Prince of Persia, which is in the works at its Montreal studio. The video discusses about the acrobatic platformer's semi-open world and story driven by the "on-demand dialogue" feature.

Promising DLC of significant value next year, the newest adventure of the Prince arrives on December 2 for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. A PC edition follows on December 9.

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That blue hedgehog is at it again in this trailer for Sega's Sonic Unleashed (360, PS3, PS2, Wii). This time it's the locations that are given special attention, as the speedy wonder runs through a huge variety of climates and geographical features as if the Travel Channel were viewed in fast-motion.

Despite Sonic's curious delay in Japan, Unleashed is still on track for release this holiday season in North America.

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Following Sonic Unleashed trailer tradition, an additional trailer for the PS2 and Wii version of the game can be seen below... Read more

A trailer for the PC edition of EA DICE's Mirror's Edge (PC, 360, PS3) has arrived, and even though the parkour-inspired action game is out for consoles, the trailer shows something new. The PC version has picked up Nvidia's PhysX physics acceleration, promising more detailed gameplay and better visuals for Nvidia hardware owners.

The updated PC port is due on store shelves in January.

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As Rockstar prepares the unleash the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV on December 2, the company has provided a number of new screenshots and sample movies from the video editor tool packed in the PC release of the open-world action game.

Rockstar stressed that all the videos were made with the tools included in the PC version. Once the game arrives, players will be able to share their created films via Rockstar's community website Social Club TV.

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Commercialism and art clashed to form the Pop Art movement of the 1950s. They've also produced a pair of trailers for Red Eye's Mushroom Men series. One TV spot and one art trailer combine forces to sell Rise of the Fungi (Wii) and The Spore Wars (DS).

Gamecock is publishing both games, which will land on their respective systems on December 2.

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A new trailer for the Backbone-developed, UDON-drawn HD Remix of Super Street Fighter II Turbo has arrived from publisher Capcom, showing off more of the game.

SSF2THDR is slated to hit PS3 and Xbox 360 as a digital download within the month.

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After downloading and installing the New Xbox Experience this Wednesday, Xbox 360 owners will be introduced to the system's new interface and features with the following video, which can be (optionally) viewed time and time again through the system menu.

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This week sees the release of Castlevania Judgment (Wii), and to commemorate the series' transition from action-adventure to straight-up fighting, developer Konami has issued an epic trailer packed to the brim with cinematics and in-game footage.

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"It's supposed to be a routine mission, but then this explosion happens," F.E.A.R. 2 principle game designer Craig Hubbard reveals below. "Then everything changes."

Developed by Monolith, the spooky shooter sequel, now dubbed F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin instead of just Project Origin, hits PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 come February 10.

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Valve has unleashed another TV commercial on the eve of the release of Left 4 Dead, its high-intensity, zombie-fleeing shooter for PC and Xbox 360.

Fans of TV commercials can watch the new commercial below, and even the first TV spot from the day before Halloween.

Left 4 Dead ships to retailers tomorrow and unlocks tonight at midnight EST for customers using the Steam digital distribution service.

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Following up on that Polycraft video, Capcom has released another new Bionic Commando (PC, PS3, X360) trailer. This one features the Air Force Biomech unit.

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Electronic Arts has come out with another trailer for its Black Box studio's Need for Speed Undercover, the latest in the police-evading racing series. This time we're shown the game's introductory sequence with a clever transition into actual gameplay.

Having already received its gone gold announcement, Undercover releases next week for every platform under the sun, including PC, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS and PSP.

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Capcom has released a new Street Fighter IV trailer featuring Gouken. Or is that Sheng Long? Who knows.

Street Fighter IV hits PS3 and Xbox 360 in February, with a PC release later in 2009.

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Publisher Phantagram has unleashed a trailer for Kingdom Under Fire II, the action-RPG sequel from developer Blueside expected in 2009 on PC and Xbox 360.

You, the Shacknews reader, need to know that this trailer features dragons and Shadow of the Colossus-style monster executions. And a dinosaur.

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Accompanying those earlier screenshots of the polycraft foes, Capcom has issued a new trailer for GRIN's action game Bionic Commando, due on PC, PS3 and 360 next year.

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Continuing its media blowout of Midway Chicago's Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe (PS3, 360), Midway has offered up another glimpse at the circumstances that are forcing characters to face off against one another. The fighter hits stores this Sunday.

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